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The legacy of IPA, founded by Nikhil Chakravartty, the doyen of journalism in India, to keep the flag of independent media flying high, is facing the threat of extinction due to the effect of the Covid pandemic. Only an emergency funding can avert such an eventuality. We appeal to all those who believe in the freedom of expression to contribute to this noble cause.BJP Leadership Is Set To Use Maha Kumbh Festival For Electoral Gains In 2027 Polls
By Arun Srivastava Saffron ecosystem, especially the BJP leadership always strives to turn a Hindu festival into a political controversy. Every dispute adds to its membership and helps widen its support base. This time too they have succeeded in their move to politicize Maha Kumbh Mela. Notwithstanding stampede and...
Mystery Over The Use Of USAID Funds In India Is Deepening
By Sushil Kutty Why did the $21 million USAID largesse fail to bring about the desired regime-change in India, replace Prime Minister Narendra Modi and seat in his place a more acceptable face? This should be US President Donald Trump’s query because the dollars belonged to Americans and President...
Rahul Woos UP Dalits, Says Mayawati Should Join Anti-BJP Fight
By Rahil Nora Chopra The Congress is focussed on getting back its traditional voters and there is a conscious push to woo back the Dalit community through events like Jai Bheem, and making attempts to make a dent into the vote bank of BSP supremo Mayawati. Meanwhile, the Leader...
India Is Advantageously Placed To Deal With Trump’s Geopolitical Doctrine
By Girish Linganna Over the past decade, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reshaped the country’s foreign policy by moving away from the traditional concept of nonalignment, which kept India from taking clear sides in global affairs. Instead, he has adopted a more flexible approach called “multi-alignment”, where India...
Points To Ponder Over L’affaire Lok Sabha Member Shashi Tharoor
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The convulsions in the Congress over party MP Shashi Tharoor’s fulsome praise of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) Government for the staggering growth in the start-up sector and its remarkable feat of emerging as the top state in the country in ease of business has...
Sanders Speech In U.S. Senate On Trump Takeover Is A Warning To Democratic Party
By W. T. Whitney Jr. NEW YORK: Senator Bernie Sanders spoke in the U.S. Senate last week warning of the “authoritarianism” of “modern day kings,” namely President Trump and Elon Musk. He highlighted violations of the U.S. Constitution and abuse of American workers. He vigorously defended the workers’ cause,...
Trump’s Unpredictable Peace Moves Have Baffled Global Left And Peace Movement
By Nitya Chakraborty February 2025 is not just the moment of truth for the European nations and NATO members but also time for reckoning for the Global Left and the peace movement which are still sizing up the dimension of the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s emergence as...
Narendra Modi Has Sacrificed India’s Economic Interests To U.S. During Talks With Trump
By P. Sudhir Prime Minister Modi’s visit to the White House on February 13 was meant to illustrate how close Modi was to his friend, Donald Trump, and to bask over the photo-op that it presented. Instead, what Modi’s short visit to Washington underlined was the subaltern status that...
Fadnavis-Shinde Rift Intensifying Posing Questions About Stability Of Mahayuti
By Sushil Kutty One need not be obtuse to realize there’s a growing rift between Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and the Chief Minister he replaced — Eknath Shinde, who also happens to be Maharashtra’s current Deputy Chief Minister and a man with a penchant for bucking sitting chief...
There Is A World Wide Assault Under Capitalism On The Rights And Facilities Of Working People
By Prabhat Patnaik Under late capitalism, there is an assault on the working people that is reminiscent of early capitalism and this assault is worldwide, not just in the third world but in the advanced capitalist countries as well. This assault is at three levels, economic, political and ideological....
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Can’t Avert The Mismanagement Charge On Maha Kumbh
By Krishna Jha The Sangh Parivar’s attempt to take political advantage out of what has traditionally been a religious congregation has turned the Kumbh into of the bloodiest events since the Kumbh in 1954. The effort was visible long before the Kumbh began in Prayagraj. It was reflected in...
‘Invest Kerala Global Summit’ To Boost Tourism, Startup Sectors
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The ‘Invest Kerala Global Summit’ to be held in Kochi, Kerala is expected to give a booster shot to the State’s economic activities. The two-day Summit, to be held on February 21 and 22, will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. State Industries Minister...
Donald Trump’s Funding Freeze Is Wreaking Havoc On Climate Science
By Zoya Teirstein NEW YORK: Gabriel Filippelli got the form letter from the U.S. State Department on a Monday morning two and a half weeks ago. Since October, Filippelli has been teaching students and faculty in Pakistan how to use air quality devices to monitor air pollution exacerbated by...
Tension Is Preset In Opposition’s Equations With Election Commission
By K Raveendran The controversial circumstances surrounding the appointment of the new Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) have given rise to a sense of distrust between the Congress party and the Election Commission, setting the stage for a difficult and fraught relationship. The tension was further exacerbated when Rahul Gandhi...
US Is Seeking To End Ukraine War For Its Own Eco-Diplomatic Opportunities
By Anjan Roy Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has already achieved a very big objective of his diplomacy — isolating Europe from the United States. Now with the US President’s latest statement from his clubhouse, Donald Trump seems to have dumped the traditional diplomatic tie up between Western Europe and...
Hopes And Fears About Independence Of Election Commission Of India
By Dr. Gyan Pathak With Union Government of India making the appointments of the Chief Election Commissioner of India, and an Election Commissioner under the new law of 2023, while the law itself is pending adjudication in the Supreme Court of India, people’s hopes and fears about independence of...
Incest Even In Jest Is Dirt In The Mind And Comes For A Heavy Price
By Sushil Kutty It isn’t funny, the Supreme Court choosing to “slam” Ranveer Allahbadia and simultaneously giving him relief against more FIRs. This interim protection, however, comes even as the bench hinted at more trouble for Allahbadia’s incestuous thoughts. For Ranveer Allahbadia, the future looks bleak unless his parents...
From NATO To Trade Wars: Lasting Impact Of Trump’s Transactional Diplomacy
By M. A. Hossain & Vishakhajha For decades, U.S. alliances have been the backbone of global stability, fostering economic cooperation and collective security. NATO, economic partnerships with European and Asian allies, and engagement in international organizations have cemented America’s leadership in world affairs. However, under Trump’s second term Presidency,...
